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Chapter 25:Emotional Shift Begins
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2026-06-30 21:00:53The corridor outside the consultation room did not settle after the alarm faded. It should have, because hospitals always returned to order after disruption. That was the promise of systems like this. But the air refused to obey that promise.
It stayed heavy. Not loud anymore. Just heavy in a way that made breathing feel slightly delayed, like the room was thinking before allowing oxygen to pass through it. Cl
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